1-1 Reading1
This is my family. We love sports. P
My dad rides inline skates, and my sister rides a skateboard. P
Mom and I ride a bike. We all often go to the park and have a race. P
I never win, but I feel happy with my family. P
This is me. I often draw my face. P
In my drawings I have really big ears. They show my wish. P
I will talk less and listen more. P
1-2 Reading2
Do you like pop music? I like it a lot. P
Look at this picture. This is Jamie! He is my favorite singer. P
I like his songs and his soft voice. And I love the sound of his ukulele! P
Look at my ukulele, "Jumping Kid." I practice it every day. P
I can't play it very well, but practice makes perfect. P
You will see me in Jamie's band someday! Who knows? P
1-3 Start Off
Hello, everybody. How are you doing? Let me introduce myself. P
My name is Mary White. I’m from Canada. I love K-pop. P
I listen to K-pop every day. Nice to meet you. P
Nice to meet you, too, Ms. White. P
How are you doing, Miso? P
Great, thanks. And you, Bill? P
Not bad, thanks. Miso, meet my friend, Helen. Helen, this is Miso. P
Nice to meet you, Miso. P
Nice to meet you, too, Helen. P
1-4 Step Up
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? P
Fine, thank you. And you? P
Great, thanks. Well, we have a new member today. Junsu? P
Hello. Let me introduce myself. My name is Kim Junsu. P
I play the ukulele. I practice it every day. Nice to meet you. P
Nice to meet you, too. P
I’m Mina. Welcome to our club. P
1-5 Express Yourself
Let me introduce myself. I’m Puteri from Malaysia. P
I have a small, handy drum here. It’s kompang. P
It’s my favorite toy. I’ll play it for you tomorrow. P
Nice to meet you all. P
This is a boomerang. It’s my favorite toy. P
I throw it for you tomorrow. P
I have two balls on a string. They are my poi. P
I’ll dance with them tomorrow. Will you join me? P
2-1 Reading1
Todd and his little sisters, Mary and Katie, are working in the garden. P
"What are you planting, kids?" asks Dad. P
"I'm planting carrot seeds. I want to make a carrot cake for you," says Todd. P
"Great! How about you, Mary and Katie?" asks Dad. P
"I'm planting a cookie. I like to eat cookies with a big glass of milk," says Mary. P
"I'm planting a book. I love to sit by the window and read," says Katie. P
Todd winks at Dad and Dad winks back. P
Then they say, "Oh, Mary, Katie, don't do that! They will not grow!" P
2-2 Reading2
"Just joking! April Fools' Day!" Mary and Katie shout and jump up and down. P
They all laugh together. P
"It's a little hot. Get some rest and try this," says Mom. P
"Oh, it's ice cream! Thanks you, Mom." The kids run to her and eat it. P
Then they shout, "It's not ice cream. P
It's just potato and milk with tomato ketchup." P
"Enjoy and be healthy! Happy April Fools' Day!" P
Mom says, and everybody laughs out loud. It's a happy April Fools' Day. P
2-3 Start Off
What’s your favorite program? P
I like the quiz show, “I Love Quizzes!” P
The show on Channel 10? I like it, too. P
Let’s watch it together. P
That’s a good idea. P
What’s your favorite program, Jiho? P
I like this cooking show. P
The show on Channel 7? I like it, too. Let’s watch it together. P
What’s your favorite movie, Hana? P
I like “Spring Rain” on Channel 15, but it starts too late at night. P
Well, let’s watch it online tomorrow. P
3-1 Reading1
Duckie, go to the store for me, will you? P
I need a bottle of milk and six apples. P
No problem. Wow, he is really fast! P
I want to move through the trees like him. P
He was so fast, wasn't he? P
Who? Did someone pass by here? P
You know, I can't see well during the day. P
I feel sorry for you. P
Don't worry. I can see clearly at night. P
3-3 Reading3
Can I help you? P
Yes, please. I need a bottle of milk from the top shelf. Thank you. P
I dropped my bananas! P
Where are they? P
Calm down. They're down there. Just wait here. P
Look! You can swim well, can't you? P
Yes, my feet are different. P
You have special feet! P
Now I understand. We are different, and we can help one another! P
That's right. We are so wonderful, aren't we? P
Yes, we really are. P
3-4 Start Off
Hey, what’s the matter? P
I can’t find my helmet. P
Can I give you a hand? P
No, thanks. I’m fine. P
Hey, what’s the matter? P
I can’t carry this bag. It’s too heavy. P
Can I give you a hand? P
Yes, please. Thanks. P
You love science magazines, don’t you? P
Yes, I do. What about you, Momo? P
Well, I don’t like science magazines much. I love cartoons. P
We are so different. P
Yes, but you and I are good friends, right? P
Sure, we’re best friends. P
3-5 Step Up
Hi, it’s a nice day, isn’t it? P
Yes, it is. You go to this school, don’t you? P
Yes. My name is Sojin. And you are...? P
I’m Amar Amin. I just moved to this school. P
Your books look heavy. Can I give you a hand? P
Oh, yes, please. P
Put them in the basket. P
Thank you so much. P
My pleasure. P
4-1 Reading1
Hey, guys! Minji, Jiho, and Sejun have birthdays this month. P
We are going to have a class birthday party for them next week. P
Happy early birthday to them! P
Do you have any ideas for the party? P
Why don't we have a noodle party? Spaghetti, ramyeon. P
Great! I will cook special ramyeon. P
In the Philippines, people eat noodles on their birthday. P
You lived there, didn't you? P
Yeah. People eat noodles to live a long life. P
Interesting! Long noodles for a long life! P
4-2 Reading2
Give me some more ideas for the party. P
Let's play "Pass the Parcel." What's that? P
It's a birthday game from the U.K. P
Children pass a parcel around in a circle and someone gets a gift from it. P
Watch this video. Great! Looks fun. P
Well, why don’t we hit a pinata? P
It’s a birthday game from Mexico, isn’t it? P
Right. Check this out. I found it online. Looks fun. P
4-3 Reading3
Yeah. We can put candy and chocolate in the pinata. P
People play this game in the Philippines, too. P
The same game in different countries? Interesting! P
Right. They hit pinatas to break bad luck. P
Then I will hit it a hundred times. LOL P
Okay, guys. We have two games now. P
We don't have enough time for two. Let's choose one. P
Okay, guys. We are going to eat noodles and hit a pinata. P
Perfect! Let's make the pinata tomorrow. THX, guys. CU. P
4-4 Listen & Talk
This Saturday is Junha’s birthday. Why don’t we buy a gift for him? P
That’s a good idea. Let’s go to the sports shop over there. P
Why don’t we buy some flowers for Ms. Helen? P
That’s a good idea. Let’s go to the flower shop over there. P
I’m tired and hungry. Why don’t we get some rest here? P
Sounds good. Would you like a sandwich? P
Do you want some apple juice, too? P
4-6 Express Yourself
Why did you bring those cards? P
I brought them to surprise Mike. P
I’m going to show Mike some magic tricks. P
Would you like a piece of pizza? P
No, thanks. I have to blow up these balloons. P
I’m going to make Mike balloon dogs. P
It’s an ocarina. I brought it to play a birthday song. P
Can I sing to your ocarina? P
5-1 Reading1
We live in different places, from land to sea. P
To live in the wild, we live together and help each other with difficulties. P
Here are some stories about our wonderful friends. P
Hello, I live in the sea and along the coast. P
I eat, rest, and sleep in the water. P
I wrap myself in sea plants and hold hands with my friends. P
Can you guess why? P
I don't want to float away in the waves. P
The waves are sometimes as big as mountains for me, but I'm not worried. P
I have friends! P
5-2 Reading2
We have very long and cold winters. P
How do we get through them? P
We usually stand on our feet. P
We don't like to sit or lie on the cold ice. P
On very cold days, we get close to one another and warm ourselves up! P
In late fall, it gets cold and we move to a warmer country. P
We fly as high as the clouds. P
We follow a leader and fly in a "V" shape. P
The leader has to guide us, and it's not an easy job. P
So we take turns in the lead to save energy. P
This way, we can travel very far. P
5-3 Start Off
There are two movies about animals. P
Why don’t we see “March of the Penguins?” P
Can you take a picture of me? P
Sure. Look here and smile. P
Lisa, can you show me the map? P
Sure. Here you are, Alex. P
Look. There’s a bird park near here. Let’s go and see the birds. P
Great. I want to give them bird food. P
Okay. We can buy some in front of the bird park. P
5-4 Step Up
Look, Jack. There are sand foxes over there. They are hiding behind the rocks. P
They are so cute! They have really big ears. P
Yes. Sand foxes live in the desert and they stay cool with their big ears. P
Really? What about foxes in cold places? P
Snow foxes have small ears. P
That’s interesting. Can you take a picture of me here, Mina? P
6-1 Reading1
Soyeon's Diary. Wed., October 4 P
The school music contest is just three weeks away. P
But some of my classmates aren't practicing hard. P
We all must do our best. What can I do? P
I'm going to talk to them tomorrow. P
Thur., October 5 P
At lunchtime, Minjun said to me, "I'm not good at singing, but I'm a good dancer. P
Can I dance to our song?" I liked his idea. P
Four more friends joined him. P
They started to practice dancing. P
After school, we all practiced for three hours. P
We felt tired but happy. P
6-2 Reading2
Tue., October 10. This morning, we had another problem. P
Jiho couldn't sing well. P
He said, "My voice is changing these days. P
Can I play the drum to the song? P
I'm in the djembe club, you know." P
We welcomed his idea. P
Our song will be better with his drum beat. P
Wed., October 11 P
Everyone practiced hard all day: in the morning, during lunchtime, and after school! P
We sang, Jiho played the djembe, and Minjun's team danced to the music. P
We were in perfect harmony. Everyone was happy. P
6-3 Reading3
Wed., October 25. Today was the day. P
But Jiho came late. P
He broke his arm! P
We were surprised and worried. P
"Don't worry. I can make drum sounds with my mouth. P
I can beatbox," said Jiho. P
"Great, Jiho. We must work together as a team." P
We all cheered for him. P
Jiho did his part very well. P
Everybody stood up and gave us a big hand. P
I'll never forget it. P
I'm so proud of my class! P
6-4 Start Off
Oh, she’s good at singing. P
Yes, she is. She has a beautiful voice. P
You danced very well. I really like it. P
Now it’s your turn. You can do it. Go, Class 3, go! P
What do you do in your free time, Minjun? P
I enjoy playing baseball. It’s my favorite sport. What about you? P
I enjoy playing handball. It’s really fun. P
Peter, do you enjoy riding a bike? P
Yes. I often ride my bike after school. P
What do you usually do in your free time, Jisu? P
I enjoy writing novels. I always carry a notebook and a pencil. P
Are you good at writing? P
Yes. I’m good at it. My friends like reading my novels. P
Great. Can I read them? P
6-5 Step Up
Attention, everybody! Our class is going to have a board game room at the school festival. Do you have any ideas? P
How about making a poster? P
Good idea. Who will make it? P
Well, are you good at drawing, Minjun? P
No, I’m not. How about you, Sumin? P
I enjoy drawing. I’ll make it. P
I’ll put balloon flowers on the windows. I’m good at making them. P
Excellent! I’ll help you, Taemin. P
Then, I’ll make signs for the event. Our classroom will look great. P
7-1 Reading1
"Paint the most beautiful thing in the world to you. P
The art show is coming," said the art teacher. P
"What's the most beautiful thing to me?" P
Nicole thought for hours, but she didn't have any good ideas. P
It was getting cooler outside. P
Nicole was on her way to her mother's small bakery. P
A yellow leaf fell from a tree. P
She picked it up and looked at it for a while. P
Over the leaf, she saw her mother. P
She was working in the shop. P
7-2 Reading2
Nicole smiled the happiest smile. P
"That's beautiful. I'm going to paint this scene!" P
She ran upstairs to her room and started to paint on a canvas. P
She drew the pretty leaf, the shop, and her mother. P
Then she looked at her painting carefully. P
"I don't like it. Something's missing," she thought. P
On Saturday morning, she was helping her mother. P
Nicole liked decorating her mother's cupcakes, and people loved her designs. P
Today she was drawing animals with white chocolate on small cupcakes. P
7-3 Reading3
Suddenly, she had an idea. P
"That's it!" she shouted. P
She made a very large cupcake. P
Then she drew the leaf, the shop, and her mother again on the cupcake. P
"That's the most wonderful cupcake in the world!" said her mother. P
At the art show, Nicole's work of art surprised her friends and teachers. P
She won first prize among the students. P
After the show, Nicole served her art project to everyone. P
"Your cupcake looks great. P
It smells and tastes great, too," said one friend, and everyone agreed. P
7-4 Start Off
Which food do you want to eat, Mina? P
I want to have spaghetti and milk. P
How about corn salad? P
Why not? I like corn salad a lot. P
Which food do you want to eat, Minsu? P
I want to have some gimbap and gimchi. P
How about some juice? P
I don’t like it. It has lots of sugar. It’s too sweet. P
Which food do you want to eat, Jinju? P
I want to have some juice and a sandwich. P
How about some roast chicken? P
Because it has too much fat. P
7-6 Express Yourself
What were you doing at the Food Art Festival at 3? P
I was watching an amazing man. He was making a star with cotton candy. P
A star with cotton candy? P
Yes. It was the most beautiful food there. P
I saw an amazing woman at the Food Art Festival at 3. P
What was she doing then? P
She was making a bear with ice cream. P
A bear with ice cream? P
Yes. It was the prettiest ice cream at the festival. P
8-1 Reading1
Snowflakes. 8 A.M. at Home P
Dear Tom, / Thanks for the teddy bear, / Your sister, Lily P
Tom found a paper snowflake on his desk. P
He said to himself, "Ah, a thank-you note from Lily. How pretty!" P
He put it in his pocket. P
Lunchtime at School P
Tom saw a photo on Sally's desk. P
It was a photo of Sally and a boy at the hospital. P
Sally was a new student and Tom wanted to be friends with her. P
8-2 Reading2
"Who is this boy?" asked Tom. P
"He is my brother, Bill," said Sally. P
Tom said, "I feel sorry for him. He will get better soon." P
3 P.M. at the Hospital P
Tom counted, "316, 317... Here it is." P
When he knocked on the door of Room 318, a weak voice called, "Come in." P
"Hi, how are you?" asked Tom. P
"I'm bored," said Bill. "I'm really bored." P
"Why don't we play a game?" said Tom. P
8-3 Reading3
"No." Bill shook his head. P
"I play games every day. Games are boring!" complained Bill. P
Tom thought for a moment. P
When he put his hand in his pocket, he felt the paper snowflake. P
He taped it to the window. P
He said, "Hey, look! It's snowing!" P
When Bill saw the snowflake, his face became bright. P
"How pretty! How did you make it?" P
They began to make lots of snowflakes and put them on all the walls and windows. P
Suddenly, Bill shouted, "Look! Real snowflakes are falling outside! What a wonderful day!" P
8-4 Reading4
The Next Morning at School P
Sally came to Tom and said, "Lily is your sister, isn't she?" P
"That's strange. How did you know?" asked Tom. P
Sally gave him Lily's snowflake. P
Tom smiled and asked, "How is Bill doing today?" P
"He's okay. He will be back home this afternoon," said Sally. P
"Glad to hear that. I want to see him again," said Tom. P
"Please come to my house and play in the snow with Bill," said Sally. P
"That sounds great!" said Tom with joy. P
8-5 Special Lesson1
We're All Happy at School P
We didn't study for exams but for fun the last five months. P
We made things, sang & danced, acted like stars, drew & wrote, cooked tasty food, watched animals, walked around town, helped & taught one another… P
We had a great time when we were preparing for our futures. P
All the classes are fun and exciting! P
Let me show you some of our happiest moments. P
It's more fun when we work together. P
I can't wait for class. P
8-6 Special Lesson2
We're never late for school. P
No exams, no stress! P
I can talk more with my students. P
We understand each other better. P
Attention to Your Health! - Health & Beauty Club P
Hi, I'm Miso. I'll give you some tips for a healthy school life. P
Do you have lots of stress? Then try this. You can take away your stress. P
Do you often feel tired? You need ENERGY. How about trying this? P
I wish you a happy school life. Good luck! P
Fun and Tasty - Baking Club P
Are you going to have a birthday party this month? P
8-7 Special Lesson3
How about serving one of these to your friends? P
It's not difficult. Just try making it, and have the happiest party! P
Laugh Out Loud - Cartoon Club P
Why are you late today? P
Because of the sign down the road. P
What did the sign say? P
The sign said, "School Ahead, Go Slow!" P
Let's Learn Braille - Braille Club P
Can you solve this quiz? The answer is in Braille. P
If one is 3, two is 3, three is 5, and four is 4, then what is five? P
Five is 4 because five has 4 letters in it. P
8-8 Special Lesson4
It has roads, but no cars. It has mountains, but no rocks. P
It has villages, but no houses. What is it? P
The answer is a map. P
What is in the middle of chopstick? P
The answer is s. P
My Dream Job P
Music Can Help People - Music Club P
I'm good at playing the piano. P
I'll play the piano for old or sick people when I grow up. P
8-9 Special Lesson5
I want to help them with my music. That's my dream job. P
Food Can Be Art - Food Art Club P
What do you think of this picture? P
I made it with rice and strawberries. P
When I was making it, my mom said, "What a delicious picture! I love it!" P
Now, food artist is my dream job. P
Someday, I'll make lots of beautiful scenes with food. P
8-10 Special Lesson6
Thank-you Notes to Someone Special - Paper Folding Club P
To My Parents P
You are a great guide and teacher. P
You are always there to help me! P
To My Friends P
How sweet you are! P
Friendship is the best ship in my life. P
I love your smile. P
To My Teacher P
You are like a star in the dark night. P
8-11 Get Ready
What do you usually do when I’m away? P
I just wait for you, Anne. P
I’m worried about the country. P
I think you should help the king. You always have good ideas. P
My little friend, sit down here, please. I’m going to show you a great movie. P
Look! A young lady is coming. She will knock on the door soon. P
Yeah, maybe she is in trouble. You should help the lady. P
8-12 Start Off
I’m worried about the math test. I didn’t study for it. P
Are you worried about something, Minsu? P
I didn’t sleep well last night. I’m worried about the basketball game today. P
Mira, you look down. What’s the matter? P
I’m worried about music class. I didn’t bring my flute. P
Yuri, you look upset. What’s the matter? P
I’m worried about the social studies project. P
Why? You’re good at social studies. P
It’s a group project, but Seho is too busy. P
He has to practice soccer for the game. P
Does he? I think you should talk to him about the project. P
Maybe you’re right. I’ll talk to him. P
8-13 Step Up
You look down, Jina. What’s the matter? P
I’m worried about Mira. She’s sick in the hospital. P
I’m sorry to hear that. Let’s go and see her. P
We had a little fight, and we don’t talk to each other now. P
Come on! Let’s go together. Look! It’s snowing outside. P
You know, Mira loves snow a lot. P
I think you should visit her now. It’s the right time. P
Can we be friends again? P
Sure. She will be happy to see you again. P
True friendship last forever. P
8-14 Express Yourself
What was the happiest event of this year? P
When I won the race, I jumped up and down. P
I remember. You ran as fast as the wind! P
When I tasted Nicole’s cupcake, it looked good and was delicious. P
What a good day it was! P
We had a great time this year. How wonderful it was! P
Seho showed us magic tricks on stage. It was really surprising. P
Finally we had the class birthday party! It was a really good party. P
My friend Jiho finished beatboxing! He looked really proud. P
I won the race. I was really happy. P
I first came to middle school! It was a really great day. P
Finally we had the art show. It was a very interesting show. P
It snowed a lot on December 3. It was a really happy day. P
8-15 Learning Diary
Jina, you look upset. What’s the matter? P
I’m worried about the history project. P
Why? You’re good at history. P
It’s a group project, but Gijun is too busy. P
He has to practice basketball for the game. P
Does he? I think you should talk to him about the project. P
Maybe you’re right. I’ll talk to him. P